Gains for Trinidad Exchange

Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 58 percent with 73 percent more value than on Wednesday resulting in 18 securities trading similar to Wednesday and ending with prices of six stocks rising, three declining and nine remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 388,578 shares for $3,919,305 versus 936,287 stock units at $2,260,764 on Wednesday.
An average of 21,588 shares were traded at $217,739 compared with 52,016 stock units at $125,598 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 20,344 shares at $222,379 compared with 20,257 stock units at $222,704 on the previous day and an average for February of 21,839 shares at $159,828.
The Composite Index advanced 5.08 points to end at 1,195.63, the All T&T Index climbed 10.02 points to 1,788.77, the SME Index remained unchanged at 77.95 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 0.03 points to settle at 78.51.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $68.50 in an exchange of 1,663 stocks, Angostura Holdings rallied 43 cents to $20.50 after trading 100 units, Ansa McAl skidded $3.47 to $53.53 after an exchange of 6,933 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund sank 25 cents to close at $22.75 with investors dealing in 16 stocks, First Citizens Group ended at $49 trading 2,654 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7.04 with an exchange of 2,904 units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.90, with 223,020 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings ended at $17.25 with investors trading one stock, L.J. Williams B share increased 1 cent in closing at $2 after an exchange of 6,000 shares. Massy Holdings popped 2 cents to end at $4.37 and closed, with an exchange of 6,239 stock units, National Enterprises declined 7 cents in closing at $3.83, with 12,761 stocks crossing the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $3.99 with a transfer of 596 units. Republic Financial gained 9 cents to end at $119.99 after an exchange of 9,799 stocks, Scotiabank rose $1 and ended at $73 in switching ownership of 1,589 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $8.90 after 12,683 shares crossed the market. Trinidad Cement remained at $2.80 with an exchange of 5,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.15 with 250 shares clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco advanced 80 cents and ended at $9.35 with investors transferring 96,370 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.